tendon
Meanings
Plural: tendons
Noun
- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
- A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
- The hamstring of a quadruped.
- A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French tendon or Medieval Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “sinew, tendon”), modified by association with the verb tendō (“to stretch”). Compare Middle English thenoun.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
tendon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtendon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tendon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
tendon is a valid Words With Friends word